A Review of the Clinical Application of Endovascular Electrodes and Its Future Prospects

Zhao Zhang; Rui Zhang; Zhimeng Chen; Jingran Meng

doi:10.54254/2755-2721/2024.20527

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Received: 15 January 2025

Published: 24 January 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2755-2721/2024.20527

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Zhang,Z.;Zhang,R.;Chen,Z.;Meng,J. (2025). A Review of the Clinical Application of Endovascular Electrodes and Its Future Prospects. Applied and Computational Engineering,132,27-35.

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